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Maryland Football Team History


Maryland Terrapins
University of Maryland
 College Park, MD
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Byrd Stadium
Capacity: 48,055
Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White
Coach: Ron Vanderlinden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Ron Vanderlinden enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. James Madison  23   15   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Virginia  19   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ West Virginia  20   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Temple  30   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Florida State  10   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Clemson  0   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Wake Forest  10   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Georgia Tech  14   31   L    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ North Carolina  13   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Duke  42   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. North Carolina State  21   35   L       
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored202
  Scoring Average18.4
  Points Allowed290
  Defense Average26.4
  Opponents Record67-61
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-2401161Lost  16-237-128388  Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech 10-2426295Won  35-287-1297200  George OLeary
Virginia 9-3358247Lost  33-356-2218166  George Welsh
North Carolina 7-5288283Won  20-135-3195210  Carl Torbush
North Carolina State 7-5366352Lost  23-465-3241225  Mike OCain
Duke 4-7229319 2-6128263  Fred Goldsmith
Wake Forest 3-8235335 2-6182249  Jim Caldwell
Clemson 3-8218272 1-7157216  Tommy West
Maryland 3-8202290 1-7129213  Ron Vanderlinden

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.